They huddle together on blankets on the floor, their meagre belongings crammed tightly into plastic bags form a mini-fortress around their allotted space.
People are comfortable with these brands and will continue to rely on their plastic in one form or another.
Underneath all the sculpted plastic and neon, form did follow function in Googie diners, casinos and theme parks.
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Mr Marston said there were plans to have a temporary surface "using a form of plastic sheeting to help".
Some banks also are considering increasing their issuance of prepaid cards, a form of plastic similar to debit cards but excluded from fee limits in the new federal rules.
These include the Excite Pure, Excite Pro and Excite Write, and while they share the same plastic design, 10-inch form factor, ports and Android 4.2 OS, they each offer something a little different on the inside.
The way it works: consumers touch a payment device (which is in the form of either a plastic card or a sticker that can be applied to a mobile phone or any personal item) to a Zip-enabled contactless reader to make a payment.
They warned the plastic stones could easily fall off and form clumps which could lead to choking if swallowed.
By zapping the silicon with a laser it is possible to heat it, and cause it to form crystals, without melting the plastic.
Plastic electronics technology has many economic, manufacturing, form factor and environmental benefits, assuring that it will replace silicon in a variety of devices in the future.
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After browsing a site and making your selections, you click the eWallet icon in your Windows task bar, enter your PIN number, and drag your plastic of choice onto the site's order form.
In physical form Steel will be a 6-inch plastic superhero action figure, with a well-developed backstory.
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Works of graphic and plastic art are objects whose value is tied to their physical form.
It is currently cheaper, an Indian businessman says ruefully, to export plastic granules to China and then import them again in bucket-form, than it is to make buckets in India.
As plastic is a petroleum based product these small particles act as persistent organic polluters, which means that they form a sponge attracting toxins such as insecticides and pesticides.
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